Creating a better future, today.
By 2030, we pledge to reduce our carbon footprint by 42%. Without a thriving planet, nothing is possible. Our commitment to sustainability isn’t just a statement, it’s a multi-step strategy to significantly reduce carbon emissions.
Impactful Choices, Everyday
With each product we make, we build in a Know Your Footprint feature that not only helps you learn more about the rigor behind our sustainability and animal welfare standards, but the carbon footprint of each product.
Lower Carbon Options
We also indicate which products are Lower Carbon Options, emitting 1kg CO2e or less per lb of product.
Offsetting emissions
And to have an immediate impact, we are actively offsetting emissions driven by our direct operations and product manufacturing by strategically selecting high-impact programs that provide verified carbon offsets.
Georgia Avoided Forest Conversion, USA
This project averts the conversion of over 7,350 acres of forestland to agriculture, helping to curtail greenhouse gas emissions by avoiding associated agricultural emissions. The conservation of forest quality and structure maintains necessary habitats for key species that inhabit the area, preserves water quality, and further enhances the existing biodiversity of many species of flora and fauna in the forest.
Blandin Native Hardwoods Conservation, USA
This project supports sustainable forestry practices on 187,876 acres of native, mixed hardwood forests in Minnesota, an area close to several of our supply chain operations. UPM Blandin Forestry employs an innovative management technique centered around ecological principles that protect forest diversity and enhance forest resilience. By supporting this project, we’re helping to regenerate forests, increase carbon sequestration, support diverse wildlife habitat, and provide forest access and resources to local communities.
Wind Renewable Energy Credits
Open Farm is supporting wind farm facilities that produce renewable energy in the MRO West (MROW) e-grid region in the northern central US. The purchase of this renewable energy covers 100% of our manufacturing electricity (location-based emissions) for 2021. This was an important project for us because some of our key supply chain activities are located in this grid, and we are showing support for renewable energy in a region that is coal dominated.
Steps to sign up:
- Visit Terracycle.com to sign up
- Collect and pack your empty Open Farm bags
- Print your free shipping label at Terracycle.com
- Ship your box
Waste-Free Future
We are working to divert at least 90% of solid waste produced by our co-manufacturers by sending it to recovery and recycling facilities. And as part of our effort to move closer to adding zero waste to landfills, we plan to have all of our packaging optimized for recycling systems in the US and Canada by 2025. In the meantime, sign-up for Terracycle to minimize your impact.
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